[Ohio-talk] Dayton project mobility

Sat Sep 17 15:30:42 UTC 2011

Hi Sherri,
It is very %ressful to have to be late for an appointment.
Sometimes you have to build in so much time that you spend four hours for one appointment.
Paratransit is OK if you have nothing else to do.
Paratransit also doesn't follow xs' own rules.
Ie. People are are door to door are often left behind.
It is more expensive but necessary to reduce ulcers.
If you can't use regular public transit, fixed line or it's not available you really do not have much choice.
Sometimes you can't even get a cab, particulary if you use a wheelchair and schedule your ride up to 12 hours early.
Unfortunately sometimes you just have to pay someone to take you where you need to go.
The bottom line is that Kyle may have to pay someone to provide transportation to class to avoid stress.
This is an important semester and is /ressful enough without transportation being an issue.
I know this from personal experience.
Colleen Roth

----- Original Message -----
From: Sheri Wells-Jensen <swellsj at bgsu.edu>
To: NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org>
Date: Friday, Sep 16, 2011 11:47:35 AM
Subject: Re: [Ohio-talk] Dayton project mobility

>
>
> Howdy,
> 
> What interesting timing: I had just decided last week that I can no longer afford to do the dawdling around and bending of my schedule necessary to placate the system that runs the city-supported taxi service here in Bowling Green.  Whether you pay full price or the subsidized price, you are still required to be available to be picked up anywhere from 20minutes early to 20minutes late: no apologies, no warning. No way!
> It's simply not a schedule a person with a job and commitments can work with.
> 
> My suggestions:
> 
> First, I'm walking more: takes some time, but not as much time as waiting around takes: and it's honestly less stressful to know when I'm leaving and when I can expect myself to arrive.
> 
> For distances that are not walkable, I've done a combination of things:
> 
> Grab a city (in my case a campus) bus
> 
> Or
> 
> Call myself a 'real' taxi in advance: people who actually run real taxis for real fees are much more willing to treat me as a human being/ customer. They show up when asked, they are polite and they're more flexible about things.
> 
> And, I've also worked on establishing a circle of friends with whom I can trade favors... or people who are going my way who will accept a few bucks for gas money.
> 
> I get that some of this is more expensive than we wish it were.  It is worth it to me to maintain a little more control over my schedule by paying more for the transportation.  It may mean doing without something else, but both my dignity and my ability to do my job are enhanced by avoiding subsidized rides.
> 
> 
> Hope this helps some.  It's just my way of dealing with things.
> Peace,
> Sheri W-J
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of cconley at fuse.net
> Sent: Friday, September 16, 2011 12:24 PM
> To: NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List
> Subject: [Ohio-talk] Dayton project mobility
> 
> Kyle is doing his student teaching/practicum this quarter. He is in the classroom until 11:10 each day. He is having problems with the bus arriving more than 20 minutes early and expecting him to come right out. Last Friday the bus was just beginning to pull out when he came out of the building. The driver told him she was going to leave him and that she had made him late to pick up her grandson. Today the driver did leave before he came out. His pick up time is 11:15 and he came out right at 11:15. The driver said she waited for 24 minutes for him. Now he won't be picked up until 12:15 and this is going to cause him to miss his class at WSU. Has anyone else had this problem in Dayton? How did you get it resolved?
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> Subject: Re: [Ohio-talk] Fw:  FW: Buckeye Update for September 8th, 2011
> 
> Many of the people that will be coming to the convention by bus are airline
> has par transit in there city. You can arrange to be picked up for 15.00
> dollars. From the airport. Those who are arriving on the bus can get the par
> transit to pick them up from the station and get to the hotel for 3.50 each
> way.  For a very limited amount of people depending on the time you arrive I
> may be able to get some people rides if we know very early of the time you
> will arrive. Let me clarify no we are not able to provide everyone
> transportation but it may be that some of us would be stuck with no
> reasonable way to arrive to the convention. This would be determined on a
> case by case bases. You can call me and we could arrange a ride that would
> have some cost associated with it. Richard 937-298-6677
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Jerry Purcell
> Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2011 7:44 PM
> To: NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List
> Subject: [Ohio-talk] Fw: FW: Buckeye Update for September 8th, 2011
> 
> 
> 
> Greetings,
>       The below phone number for the convention hotel has the wrong area 
> code.  It should be 937.   Also the hotel worker told me the greyhound 
> station has moved.  He told me it is about 25 miles from the hotel. 
> Unfortunately the station is outside the hotel's pick up radius.
> 
>             Thank you Jerry >
> > Convention is Coming
> >
> > Our state convention will be held at the Wyndham Garden South Hotel
> > (formerly the Holiday Inn), in Dayton, Ohio, or specifically Miamisburg,
> > Ohio, from November 4th to November 6th.  The agenda is shaping up nicely,
> > but if you plan on attending you should make sure to get your hotel
> > reservations in as soon as possible, but no later than October 13th to get
> > our excellent rate of $75.00 per night. The hotel is located at 31 
> > Prestige
> > Plaza Drive, Miamisburg, Ohio, and the phone number is 934-434-8030.
> > Additionally, you should be getting your convention assistance requests in
> > to me as soon as possible as well.  Once again, our funds will be very
> > limited, but I'm sure all of you will agree that we will do everything in
> > our power to get as many people to attend  the convention as is possible.
> > The newsletter should be in your hands in one format or the other, very
> > shortly, and thus you will have all the information you will need for
> > preregistration, but I encourage you to save money and to make it even 
> > more
> > convenient for all concerned, so try and preregister for meals, and of
> > course the convention itself.  This year, we will be having a very 
> > important
> > Leadership Breakfast on Sunday morning, November 6th, complete with a 
> > guest
> > speaker and I'd like to have as many Chapter and Division presidents and
> > vice-presidents or their designees attend as possible.  I think this is a
> > very critical time for us in terms of identifying and encouraging 
> > affiliate
> > leaders, and giving them opportunities for additional education in all
> > aspects of who we are and what we do.  Finally, I'm very excited that my
> > good friend Ever Lee Hairston will be our national representative this 
> > year,
> > because I have no doubt that she will be an extraordinary source of
> > inspiration for all of us.  You will not want to miss her banquet address.
> > I'd also like to encourage you to please stay and participate in our after
> > banquet activities.  IN recent years, I've noticed a considerable drop off
> > in this area, in terms of attendance and enthusiasm.  I know that not
> > everybody is a party animal, but I think it's a great thing to fellowship
> > with each other after the banquet, and I know that our Miami Valley 
> > Chapter
> > is planning some great fun and entertainment for us, so please don't just 
> > go
> > to your rooms, or have your own separate parties when we could all have so
> > much more fun together.
> >
> >
> >
> > Meet the Blind Month
> >
> > October has been designated as "Meet the Blind Month" so I hope that
> > Chapters and Divisions are thinking about appropriate activities.
> > Obviously, the activities that combine education and even a fundraising
> > component are probably the best ones, but let's all do what we can to 
> > spread
> > the word about what it is really like to be blind and visually impaired in
> > an effort to change some of the negative attitudes that currently exist in
> > the general population.
> >
> >
> >
> > Gavel Award and Other Reports
> >
> > Don't forget to get your Gavel Award Reports into the Awards Committee as
> > soon as possible.  Remember, however, even if you do not submit a Gavel
> > Award Report, you need to send me some kind of Chapter or Division report,
> > understanding that failure to do so will result in a financial penalty.  I
> > would really like to give the awards committee a lot of work this year, 
> > and
> > make it very difficult for them to pick the Gavel Award Winner.  If you 
> > need
> > the information once again, just let me know.
> >
> >
> >
> > Dr. J. Webster Smith
> >
> > President, National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
> >
> > PO Box 458 Athens, OH 45701
> >
> > 740-592-6326
> >
> >
> >
> > "Changing what it means to be blind"
> >
> > For more information go to nfbohio.org
> >
> >
> >
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